st.louis and babyback ribs w/pics- finished

doojr · Last edited by doojr on Jun 01 2009; edited 6 times in total

well i'm going to cook ribs for the first time today WITHOUT foil. i decided to try it this way, and i will be spritzing every 30 minutes with an apple juce/cider vinegar concoction. i'm using pecan wood and figure about 7 hours on the spares, and 5-6 on the babybacks.

spares un-trimmed

trimmed to st.louis style

spares rubbed down

nice rack of babybacks

all rubbed

just put the bb's on, 1 hour on the spares and rib tips

3 hours on the spares, and 2 hours on the bb's

rib tips are done

rib tips chopped and ready to go into the beans- i forgot to take a pic of the beans

5 hours on the spares, 4 hours on the bb's, added some bacon and maple sausage, and the beans are catching all the drippings
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beans are done

nice smoke ring

my plate
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bbq lover · BBQ Fan Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 129 Location: tracy

looking good butt we need a sample and some more pics lol send both to me asap .. Very Happy

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Mrs. K.A.M. · Posted: Jun 01 2009 Post subject:

Looks like you are off the a good start, I'll be watching for finished pics.
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erniesshop · Posted: Jun 01 2009 Post subject:

Looks like you got it dialed in !!

Okie · BBQ Fan Joined: 16 Sep 2008 Posts: 164 Location: OK

Looks good! I'll bet it was all a hit at dinner time!
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Beertooth · Posted: Jun 01 2009 Post subject:

Looking darn good! Mmm! Very Happy

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Reggae Q · Posted: Jun 01 2009 Post subject:

Looks excellent. My SLS usually end up around 5/6 hours...Which did you like better? BB's or the spares? I dig the spares personally not to even mention the price

bigpaguy · Newbie Joined: 25 May 2009 Posts: 25 Location: Midland, PA

mighty tasty lookin !!

doojr · Posted: Jun 01 2009 Post subject:

jeepdad · Posted: Jun 02 2009 Post subject:

doojr, job well done my friend! I am down to foiling only 15 mins. I think I am going to go foiless too. Thanks for posting.

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Golfergal · Joined: 30 May 2009 Posts: 10 Location: Tampa, FL

those look incredible! If you were only doing 2 racks of baby backs would you still cook them for 4-5 hours or would you cut the time in half?
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k.a.m. · Posted: Jun 02 2009 Post subject:

doojr, awesome job my man Very Happy

those ribs have got me hungry all over again tonight, and I bet those beans with the tips were mighty tasty. Nicely done my man. Smile

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doojr · Posted: Jun 02 2009 Post subject:

thanks jeepdad, i think i'll go foilless from here on out as well

thanks golfergal, i would still go around 5 hours, but again, there done when there done, i use the bend test as do so many others.

thanks kam, i have to say, the beans were probally my favorite part of the meal
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Kevan · BBQ Fan Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 357 Location: Md

Man, that all looks super. Too close to lunch. I'm drooling!

zysmith · Posted: Jun 03 2009 Post subject:

My buddy always puts his beans under the pork when he smokes. I love the flavor.
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shanedog · Posted: Jun 03 2009 Post subject:

Those look great!

5 hours seems like a really long time for any cut of pork ribs to me...
I St. Louis'd 3 racks on sunday and they were done in 3 hours at 225.
The tips were done in about 2.